Improvement in leather hats



A. BOGARDUS.

Leather-Hats.

N0 127 550, Patentedlgne 4,1872.

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ABRAHAM BOGARDUS, OF NEWBURG, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN LEATHER HATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,550, dated June 4,1872.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM BOGARDUS, of Newburg, in the county ofOrange and in the State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hats or Caps;

and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of thisspecification.

My invention consists of a seamless hat or cap, of leather, which ismade water-proof by a process of permeation.

The accompanying drawing represents a hat of leather, which is flexibleand water-proof.

I form a hat or cap of any suitable leather, and of any desired form,size, or shape. Iuse no exterior coating of any substance to make thehat or cap water-proof.

To prepare the leather a process substantially as follows may be used:In a tin can of proper size I place one gallon of double-rectifledbenzine. It is best not to use the common article of benzine. To this Iadd about five ounces of white paraffine, cut into small par- Put thecan in a larger vessel containing hot water. When the matter isdissolved shake it well and pour out enough in a vessel so as to dip theskins; then hang the skins up and let them dry by a draught of wind.

The paraffine used should be white and hard, so that it can be shaved bysuitable means.

By this process the leather is not discolored, but is made perfectlywater-proof and flexible without coating with shellac or othersubstances; and when completed presents a neat and glossy appearance. 7

I do not confine myself to this particular process for making theleather water-proof, as other processes may be used for this purpose, sothat the leather may be water-proofby permeation.

I take the leather thus rendered water-proof and form the hat or cap inany of the wellknown ways.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a seamless flexible leather hat or cap,made water-proof V by a process of permeation, substantially as hereinset forth.,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this23d day of April, 1872. i

ABRAHAM BOGARDUS.

Witnesses:

E. S. PHILLIPS, EDWARD KELLY.

